Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 973 licensed liquor establishments from July 29 through July 30 to ensure businesses are abiding by COVID-19 mitigation requirements that include social distancing, masking, and other health and safety requirements of the liquor code.

Liquor Control Enforcement Officers issued two notices of violation and 32 warnings for failing to follow COVID-19 requirements.

Compliance checks are unannounced and can occur anywhere in the commonwealth, although the focus is on areas experiencing higher coronavirus transmission rates.

The breakdown in our region:

Wilkes-Barre, 122 visits, three warnings and no citations.

Allentown, 217 visits, three warnings and no citations.